Consultant in Neonatal Medicine

Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) is a regional centre for prenatal and feto-maternal medicine and the OUH Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is the regional medical and surgical referral centre for complex neonatal care in the Thames Valley Neonatal Network (31000 births). The NICU also provides all new-born care services for the local population (8500 deliveries). The unit currently has 50 cots (16 ICU/12HDU/22SCBU). The neonatal unit runs a large international medical recruitment programme and experience in supporting the education or training of junior doctors is desirable. Experience in managing a neonatal transport service is desirable. The successful applicant will join a team of 9 existing consultants. The new appointee will have the opportunity to work closely with an experienced senior clinical team and established MDT. We would encourage candidates interested in applying for this role to get in touch using the contact information at the bottom of this advert with any questions or if you would like to arrange an informal visit., Alex Lee, Clinical Director, Department Paediatrics, The post includes attending duties covering neonatal intensive /high dependency/ low dependency care, outpatient follow-up. The postholder will also provide clinical support to the Regional Newborn Transport Service (SONeT) and Neonatal Network (Thames Valley & Wessex Neonatal ODN). Consultants participate in a non-resident emergency nighttime on-call service for the neonatal unit with a second on call system for transport - with a combined-on call frequency of approximately 1 in 4 including prospective cover., The neonatal unit has identical weeks for clinical service for all consultants. The job plan below has 8.5 Clinical Pas and 1.5 SPA. Each time tabled activity is a discrete block, and a new consultant appointment would need to do 5 of each to make up to 8.5 DCC. Timetable blocks All consultants undertake identical block of clinical activities. The timetable for each block is as below. Week DCC activity block

• Full GMC with licence to practice
• MRCPCH or equivalent.
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register with CCT in Paediatrics (Neonatal Medicine) OR CESR in neonates OR within six months of achieving CCT at the time of interview. Applicants who have begun their CESR application but not completed it are welcome to apply, Instructor in Neonatal Life Support
• Transport Training
• Higher medical degree, Work - A wide experience in the management of all aspects of neonatal intensive care at regional level.
• Work - Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level in a NICU and to manage complex clinical problems
• Level of responsibility - Evidence of ability to make decisions at consultant level in a NICU and to manage complex clinical problems.
Desirable criteria
• Previous Consultant Experience, Leadership Skills - Excellent leadership skills. Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team at the level of a consultant in a teaching hospital.
• Organisation and management skills - Effective administrative and time management skills. Training in clinical management.
• Professional - extra skills or achievements - Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork.
Desirable criteria
• Management qualification
• Experience in supporting/leading recruitment of junior doctors from overseas., Good spoken and written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills. Highly committed to team work., Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training.
• Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees
• Enthusiastic teacher and trainer
Desirable criteria
• Formal training in teaching skills
• Formal training in assessment and appraisal
• Experience of educational supervision, Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
Desirable criteria
• Investigation training
Research SkillsEssential criteria
• Experience of entering babies to multicentre randomised controlled trials
Desirable criteria
• Peer reviewed publications
• Research grants
• GCP training, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
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